The poet... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the read more

The poet... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.